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Palliative Care For The Homeless w/ Naheed Dosani

Sickboy

CBC

Society & Culture

4.8524 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2019

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever thought about what palliative healthcare or end of life care looks like for someone who is homeless? This is Dr. Dosani's life's work. Naheed Dosani is a palliative care physician and the lead behind Palliative Education And Care for the Homeless (PEACH). The Toronto based physician sits down with the fellas to share some hella important stories. Destigmatizing stereotypes that are very real within the medical community. The importance and beauty of relationship-centred care. Perspective on what dying on the street is can be like for some. This episode is essential. What is a life worth? Listen with your ears and hearts wide open.

Transcript

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0:24.2

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0:30.3

This is a CBC podcast.

0:33.9

Know someone who might be struggling with their mental health? You can help.

0:38.3

As a listener of Sick Boy, you know that we've been having these types of convos forever now.

0:43.6

You'll also know that sometimes we make mistakes.

0:46.9

And that's okay.

0:47.9

We're human.

0:49.4

Supporting someone through struggle in their life isn't easy.

0:53.0

It's an art, not a science, and we all make

0:55.9

mistakes. That being said, we can do our best to prep by educating ourselves. And our friends

1:02.1

over at jack.org have created a resource for just that. Check out be there.org for more

1:08.4

information. Let's create a world where we can all better support one another.

1:14.5

Welcome to Sick Boy, a podcast that talks about what it's like to be sick.

1:18.0

This week, Dr. Nahid Dasani discusses how few options there are for the homeless when facing

1:22.9

desperate health struggles.

1:24.5

Let's talk about it.

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